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W. SANDFORD, W. THORNLEY & E. SILCOGKS. FISH JOINT FOR RAILWAYS.

Patented Oct. 31, 1893.

WITNESSES:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM SANDFORD, OF LITHGOW, WILLIAM THORNLEY, OF MARRICK- VILLE, ANDEDWARD SILOOGKS, OF SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES.

FISH-JOINT FOR RAILWAYS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 507,595, dated October31, 1893,

Application filed December 5, 1892- Serial No. 454,135. (No model.)Patented in New South Wales June 23, 1892, No. 3,827; in SouthAustralia. June 30, 1892, No. 2,274; in Tasmania July 4, 1892, No.1,083/10, and in Western Australia July 26,

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, WILLIAM SANDFORD, 1ron-master, residing at Lithgow,WILLIAM THORNLEY, mechanical engineer, residing at Marrickvillc, nearSydney, and EDWARD SIL- COCKS, railway inspector, residing at Sydney, inthe British Colony of New South Wales, all subjects of the Queen ofGreat Britain, have invented a new and useful Fish-Joint, entitled anImproved Fish-Joint for Railways, (for which we have obtained LettersPatent in the following countries, namely: New South Wales June 23,1892, No. 3,827 5 South Australia June 30, 1892, N 0. 2,274; TasmaniaJuly 4, 1892, No. 1,083 l0, and Western Australia July 26, 1892, N0.356,) of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved fish- 1011111 for railways, bywhich the junctions of uxta-terminous rails may be easilyand firmlyfished or joined and have a rigidity heretofore unattainable at suchfishes or junctions, and by which, if necessary or desirable, apreventive to creeping or longitudinal movement of the rail may beprovided. But in order that this invention may be clearly understoodreference will now be made to drawings herewith, in which- Figure 1 isan elevation of this improved fish-joint applied to T rails. Fig. 2 is aplan of the fish-brace thereof. Figs. 3 and 4 are cross section and endelevation respectively of the same; while Figs. 5 and 6 are sections ofthe fish in course of construction. Figs. 7 and 8 are sections of thisimproved fish-joint applied to a bull -headed rail and a doubleheadedrail respectively.

This improved fish-joint in a finished state has its fish-brace A withits hooks A taking over the edges of the base bars B of the angularfish-plate, whose rail bars B take under the head 0' of the rails O andO the whole being fastened together by bolts D taking through said railbars B and web 0 of the rails against the foot or base 0 of which thebrace A takes. It will be seen that the tightening or screwing up of thenuts of bolts D that the fish-brace A is firmly fixed in place by theleverage on the edges of base bar B tending to raise the hooks A, andthat the head 0' of the rails has a firm support by the forcingthereunder of the rail bars B.

' In making this fish-joint the fish-brace A is inserted under the railand hooked thereon, as shown in Fig. 5, and the other hook A brought upuntil the other end of foot 0 of the rail passes inside the two hooks A,when said brace A being supported centrally up to the foot 0 thefish-plates are positioned by inserting edges B under hook A, (as shownin Fig. 6,) and pressing them to place when bolts or other fastenings,as well understood, are inserted through suitable holes in rail bars Band web C and the whole fastened in the manner described.

The stop pieces A on the fish-brace A are made, by saw-cutting duringmanufacture, into end of sides of said brace (as shown in Fig. 2),and-then when in place swaging or hammering down said out pieces to theposition shown in Fig. 4. These stop pieces A are provided only when itis necessary or desirable to have creeping preventives on the line ofrail, and the ends of the braces A being interchangeable they are onlymade at one end thereof. The rail bars B of the fish plates abut againstthese stop pieces, and the fish-braces abut against a sleeper, and thusthe fish and rail are prevented from creeping or longitudinal movement.

It will be noticed that the fish brace has a depressed central portionforming a seat A adapted to receive the base of the rail which fitstherein between the shoulders A The brace is thus centered in properposition and is held against lateral displacement.

Having now particularly described and explained the nature of our saidinvention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declarethat what we claim is- 1. In combination, the rail having a base 0 theangular fish plates 13, the bolts for drawing the fish plates intoposition and the fish braces passing under the rail base and havinghooks to receive the edges of the angle plates and having also adepressed seat and shoulders A to receive the base of the rail, Asubstantially as herein described and exsubstantially as described.plaiued and as illustrated in the drawings. 2. In a railway fish-jointof the class set WILLIAM SANDFORD. forth the combination and arrangementwith WILLIAM THORNLEY. 5 the abutting rails such as O and 0 bolts EDNARDSILCOOKS.

such as D and angular fish-plates such as B B WVitnesses: of afish-brace such as A having hooks such H. L. BEIL,

as A and a stop piece or stop pieces such as O. M. FELTON.

